HENRY A. VANDERPLOEG

Position:

Research Ecologist, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Adjunct Professor, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Michigan

Affiliation and Contact Information:
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2205 Commonwealth Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2945
henry.vanderploeg@noaa.gov
Phone: (734) 741-2284
FAX: (734) 741-2055

Fields of Specialization and Research Interests:
Interests are biology of zooplankton and non-indigenous species, particularly feeding mechanisms, life cycle strategies, and spatial distribution. Current research projects include: (1) mechanisms zooplankton use to detect and select particles of different food quality; (2) zebra mussel feeding behavior and ecosystem effects; (3) long-term trends in zooplankton populations; and (4) effects of the recurrent coastal plume in Lake Michigan on copepod feeding, recruitment, and spatial distribution (see http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/eegle/projects/p11/p11.html); (5) impacts of the invasion of predatory cercopagids (Bythotrephes and Cercopagis) on alewife recruitment in Lake Michigan.

Participates as an advisor in National Research Council Resident Research Associateships (Postdoctoral) Program for postdocs interested in research areas described above.

Education:
Ph.D.,  Oregon State University, 1973, Biological Oceanography
M.S.,   University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1968, Zoology
B.S.,    Michigan Technological University, 1966, Biological Sciences

Selected Publications:
Bundy, M.H. and H.A. Vanderploeg. 2002. Detection and capture of inert particles by calanoid copepods: the role of the feeding current. J. Plankton Res. 24: 215-223.

Vanderploeg, H.A., T.F. Nalepa, D.J. Jude, E.L. Mills, K.T. Holeck, J.R. Liebig, I.A. Grigorovich, and H. Ojaveer. 2002. Dispersal and ecological impacts of Ponto-Caspian species in the Great Lakes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. (in press).

Vanderploeg, H. A., J. R. Liebig, W. W. Carmichael, M. A. Agy, T. H. Johengen, G. L. Fahnenstiel, and T. F. Nalepa. 2001. Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) selective filtration promoted toxic Microcystis blooms in Saginaw Bay (Lake Huron) and Lake Erie. Can J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 58: 1208-1221.

Bundy, M. H., T. F. Gross, H. A. Vanderploeg and J. R. Strickler. 1998. Perception of inert particles by calanoid copepods: Behavioral observations and a numerical model. J. Plankton Res. 20: 2129-2152.

Vanderploeg, H. A., J. F. Cavaletto, J. R. Liebig, and W. S. Gardner. 1998. Limnocalanus macrurus (Copepoda: Calanoida) retains a marine arctic lipid and life-cycle strategy in Lake Michigan. J. Plankton Res. 20: 1581-1597.

Vanderploeg, H. A., J R. Liebig, and A. A. Gluck. 1996. Evaluation of different phytoplankton for supporting development of zebra mussel larvae (Dreissena polymorpha): The importance of size and polyunsaturated fatty acid content. J. Great Lakes Res. 22: 36-45.

Liebig, J R., and H. A. Vanderploeg. 1995. Vulnerability of Dreissena polymorpha larvae to predation by Great Lakes copepods: The importance of the bivalve shell. J. Great Lakes Res. 21: 353-358.

Vanderploeg, H. A., J R. Liebig, and T. F. Nalepa. 1995. From picoplankton to microplankton: Temperature driven filtration by the unionid bivalve Lampsilis radiata siliquoidea in Lake St. Clair. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 52: 63-74.

Vanderploeg, H. A. 1994. Zooplankton particle selection and feeding mechanisms, p. 205-234. In R S Wotton (ed.) The biology of particles in aquatic systems, second edition. Lewis Publishers, Boca Ratton.

Vanderploeg, H. A., J. R. Liebig, and M. Omair. 1993. Bythotrephes predation on Great Lakes' zooplankton measured by an in situ method: implications for community structure. Arch. fur Hydrobiologie. 127: 1-8.

Vanderploeg, H. A., W. S. Gardner, C. C. Parrish, J. R. Liebig, and J. F. Cavaletto. 1992. Lipids and life-cycle strategy of a hypolimnetic copepod in Lake Michigan. Limnol. Oceanogr. 37: 4l3-424.

Vanderploeg, H. A., G.-A. Paffenhofer, and J. R. Liebig. 1990. Concentration-variable interactions between calanoid copepods and particles of different food quality, p. 595-613. In R. N. Hughes (ed.) Behavioral mechanisms of food selection. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, New York.

Vanderploeg, H. A., G.-A. Paffenhofer, and J. R. Liebig. 1988. Diaptomus vs. net phytoplankton: Effects of algal size and morphology on selectivity of a behaviorally flexible, omnivorous copepod. Bull. Mar. Sci. 43: 377-394.

Vanderploeg, H. A., and G.-A. Paffenhofer. l985. Modes of algal capture by the freshwater copepod Diaptomus sicilis and their relation to food-size selection. Limnol. Oceanogr. 30:87l-885.

Vanderploeg, H. A., D. Scavia, and J. R. Liebig. l984. Feeding rate of Diaptomus sicilis and its relation to selectivity and effective food concentration in algal mixtures and in Lake Michigan. J. Plankton Res. 6:9l9-94l.

Bowers, J. A., and H. A. Vanderploeg. l982. In situ predatory behavior of Mysis relicta in Lake Michigan. Hydrobiologia 93: 121-131.


Last updated Jun 10, 2002